Sols 3592-3593: Onwards
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 11:05Curiosity is back on the road! The arm (seen above while conducting science activities on sol 3583) is good to go, so the team planned a full day of activities. Curiosity has been sitting in the same place for a few sols, so the team has been taking advantage of that to get extra observations in this area. One Mastcam observation is an extension of a mosaic ("Parai Pond") that was started
Western researchers among first to capture James Webb Space Telescope images
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 11:05The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has captured the most detailed and sharpest images ever taken of the inner region of the Orion Nebula, a stellar nursery situated in the constellation Orion 1,350 light-years away from Earth. The new images released today were targeted by an international collaboration, which includes researchers from Western University. "We are blown away by the brea
SciTec awarded US Space Force contract for mission data processing application provider
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 11:05SciTec, Inc. was awarded a $272M contract by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) for Mission Data Processing Application Provider (MDPAP) to deliver critical applications for the Space Force's missile warning mission as part of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) program. The FORGE program supports the continued operations of legacy Space Based Infrared Sys
Airbus to provide satellite communications for Armed Forces of Czech Republic and the Netherlands
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 11:05Airbus has signed contracts with the Ministries of Defence of Czech Republic and the Netherlands to provide satellite communications for a 15 year period. The Armed Forces of Czech Republic and the Netherlands will utilise 2 and 3 channels respectively of the Airbus UHF (Ultra High Frequency) military communications hosted payload on-board the EUTELSAT 36D telecommunications satellite scheduled
Ramon and Kythera partner to deliver autonomous communications payload solutions
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 11:05Ramon.Space, the leader in space-resilient computing infrastructure, and Kythera Space Solutions (Kythera), the leader in dynamic management systems for next-generation payloads and SATCOM networks, have partnered to deliver highly dynamic and flexible communications payload solutions. This partnership leverages Kythera's Operating System to manage and optimize Ramon.Space's advanced Space Compu
Vestigo Aerospace raises $375K in seed funding to spur deorbit systems
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 11:05Vestigo Aerospace, a space technology company focused on deorbit systems, has closed a seed funding round with an investment of $375,000 from Manhattan West, a Los Angeles-based strategic investment firm. NASA will provide a 1:1 match of Manhattan West's investment through a Small Business Innovative Research Phase II-Extended (SBIR Phase II-E) contract. The seed funding and the matching N
Spaceflight signs with NewSpace India to launch Astrocast IoT satellite into orbit
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 11:05Spaceflight, the leading global launch services provider, has announced it will launch four Astrocast 3U spacecraft aboard India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) mission under a commercial arrangement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). This mission, scheduled for October 2022, will launch from Sriharikota, India's Satish Dhawan Space Center, carrying the Astrocast spacecraft as a co-pass
Slingshot Aerospace rolls out free space-traffic control service
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 11:00Slingshot Aerospace, a space data analytics company, announced Sept. 13 it is offering a free version of its space traffic control software to satellite operators
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ESA Boost! for RFA One Launch Services
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 11:00Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), a German startup developing the three-stage RFA One orbital launch vehicle designed to operate at a high cadence, has received a contract worth €11.72 m from ESA's Boost! commercial space transportation services programme.
Speedcast nets first Starlink reseller deal for enterprise and maritime
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 10:56Remote communications provider Speedcast has become the first company to sign a distribution deal to resell SpaceX’s Starlink broadband services to enterprise and maritime customers.
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Artemis 1 launch plans slip again
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 08:50Days after NASA proposed to make its next attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission on Sept. 23, the agency changed course and pushed back the launch.
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First Eurostar Neo satellite ready to ship
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 08:25The first satellite to be built under ESA’s Eurostar Neo programme stands ready to be shipped to its launch site.
Redwire and Sodern to cooperate on star tracker
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 07:51Redwire and Sodern announced a partnership Sept. 12 where Redwire will produce in the U.S. a version of a Sodern star tracker.
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The future of space exploration – ESA at IAC 2022
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 07:36Join us at the ESA stand at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2022), taking place from 18 to 22 September at the Paris Convention Centre in Paris. A week of lively interactions awaits the world space community, this year under the theme 'Space for @ll'. The congress will open its doors to the general public on 21 September.
ESA seeks major funding increase at ministerial
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 06:43ESA will seek a roughly 25% increase in funding from member states this fall despite economic and geopolitical challenges in Europe.
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